4 01 2002
hmmm… longest gap yet between journal entries. I could blame it on what really happened, but you probably wouldn’t believe the whole space-alien thing and my being replaced by a remarkably accurate clone. So I’ll just chalk it up to enjoying my Christmas vacation…
…and enjoy it I did. My stomach has had heart-burn for five straight days in reaction to all the food I ate. My fingers rarely stopped moving from the table to my mouth for the entire vacation, but I’m a happy man for doing so.
Lord of the Rings is a brilliant film. It’s not uncommon for a movie to receive as much hype as this one did, but it is rare to see the spectacle live up to expectations. The film comes from one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and uses 3D and special effects technology that has truly matured for the silver screen. This movie is more impressive than any I have seen for a very, very long time. Watching it, I felt as though the story had been waiting for technology to grow enough to tell this story properly. Anyone who doubts the money sunk into LotR should watch the scenes where 6 foot tall John Rhys-Davis plays the Dwarf Gimli
Simone and I spent the most time together since our regular movie jaunts throughout the Summer. We mostly went out with friends and watched videos, but it’s different now that we’re actually dating! In any case I was never lonely for something to do throughout my break.
Favourite gifts: RCA 27″ television that I would link to, but RCA doesn’t have any information about my specific model on their website. This one’s close enough. Four Corningware dishes so I can cook all my meals for the week at once. Rogers Video coupons (may not sound like much, but that’s like giving me money!). DVDs including Shrek, Clerks: The Animated Series and Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns. I was hoping for a little more variety than all animated features, but I am definitely exstatic with all three.
Paul also got me a speaking Pikachu. I took it to work and is used regularly by a few of my coworkers when things get too stressful and they need to hug something small, yellow, fuzzy and giggles “Pikachu”.
